Amazing Rope Box & Video (2468-Z4)

We have sold the original wooden version for years (we bought it from Dean himself) and were very proud of it as Dean brought an old routine (some old routines) together in one beautifull box. After Dean died the box became unavailable and a collector’s item. Now there is this professional version, cannot be compared with the original wooden box but the effects which are possible are exactly the same. ;

You bring out two pieces of rope – a white rope and a red rope. The ropes and the box can be thoroughly examined. The box is closed. You make a loop in each of the ropes and holds a rope in each hand. The hands enter the box through the side holes. The ends of the ropes are in view the entire time. You poke open the trapdoor in the top and then remove the right hand from the box. The right hand grabs the loops of rope and brings it up through the trapdoor. The trapdoor is closed. The ropes are trapped in the notches and the centers of the ropes are concealed within your right hand. Even though the ends of the ropes were in full view the entire time, when you open your hand it is seen that the ropes are now linked together. Grabbing a rope in each hand, the ropes are withdrawn through the top of the box. The ropes are genuinely linked together and can be examined.

In phase two of the routine the ropes link a second time, under even more impossible conditions. In phase three of the routine a 2-inch diameter ring links itself to a rope, even though the ends of the rope are in view the entire time. (This final phase has an added auditory aspect. You show the ring in your right hand. The hand briefly enters the box through the right hand hole. You hear the ring hit the inside of the box. The box is immediately opened and the ring is on the rope.)

Is it the work of unseen forces? (Presented as a day-time seance, your audience will be convinced that you have conjured up spirits!) They won’t believe their eyes! But what the eye beholds, the heart MUST believe…

This is all of this and more… truly grand illusion in a highly portable design. The result of more than a year of experimentation and design development, this apparatus will allow you to perform a puzzling feat of magic that will leave your audience spellbound.

The many testimonials by those who have seen DEAN’S BOX performed attest to its astounding, mind numbing, jaw dropping impact. They include…

Reviews (of the original wooden version)

“Dean’s Box allows you to perform an incredible effect with two everyday objects and a beautiful piece of apparatus. I saw Dean fool a room full of magicians with this ever-so-clever routine. You will marvel at it’s simplicity and effectiveness.” ………. Mike Caveney

“I am utterly baffled by Dean’s Magic Box.” ………. John Carney

“Dean has taken a startling effect with the most direct method possible and gave it a new look and new life. This will fool you, it will fool your audience, and it is actually fun to perform. I ordinarily do not like box tricks, but I think Dean’s latest creation is the exception to the rule.” ………. Michael Weber

“This is truly an amazing effect, and it’s really spooky.” ……… T. C. Tahoe

“Dean’s Box is loaded with secrets that would make Pandora jealous. Buy it, use it, write it off your taxes.” ………. Pat Hazell

“The box is empty, the ropes are real, the ring is solid and I was a kid again. I haven’t been fooled like this for a very long time. This diabolical trick is what good magic is all about. The routine is simple, powerful and destined to become a classic. The box is beautifully constructed, so is the routine. It will fool all who see it, bar none.” ………. David Williamson

“This was the best trick by far, at the May 2000 A1 Convention this year. Dean’s Box fooled me badly.” ………. Martin Lewis

“I loved your box – it’s one of the most magical experiences I’ve had in a long, long time. Oh and by the way, it fooled me badly! This quote sums up my experience; use it if you like… “It’s thrills and chills to witness Dean’s Box. Your imagination soars as increasingly strange things take place inside of the miniature spirit cabinet.”………. John Kennedy

“It hurts to be fooled that bad.” …………… Tony Clark